PS Magazine - JANUARY 1986
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 398
JANUARY 1986
M88A 1
Recovery Vehicles .
..
Setting
.
up your M88Al to Lif ±ess than six tons (Like a tank powerpack, Fr
exa
i
p±e) 1s a breeze compared to what you have to do to sa²Ly ±if heavier Loads³
It
´
s not enoUgh oµ a bReeze¶ tHo¶ that you can overLook the possibi±ity oµ
equ·pment damage³
¸or Loads oµ more than six tons, you have to use the Lock-out bLocks so the
¹o
t suspension's not damaged³ ALL tHat extra weight can p±ay havoc with
torsºon bars, shock absorbers and road arms³
At Less than six tons, what you have to LoO out »r is damage to anything
that might be under the M88A¼'s hu±±³
Some tanK out½ts remove the engine deck and put it on the grouNd between
the tank and the "88¾³ Then the 88 stradd±es the deck as it gets ready to Li¿
the pack³
±6
JaN ²6
WheÀ the pacK is ±ifed¶ the weight
caÀ coÁpRess tÂe sUspension enoUgh
that tHe ÂULL bottÃms oUt on the decK³
Most times¶ yoU end Up with a bRoKen
traveL LocK³ YoU coULd end up with a
waRped deck³
To prevent damage¶
use ±ockÄout
bLocks³ Para 2Å24 oµ ÆM 9-2350Ç256ÈÉ0
gives
Y
ou the instrUctions³ And, move
anything that might be damaged out oµ
the way³
Don't Wait for the Fall!
CRews¶ mÊKe sURe tÂe capscRew is in
pLÊce ÃÀ yÃUR 8Ë's 25-tÃÀ sÀatch bÌocK³
Iµ it's ÁissiÀG¶ the hiÀge caÀ open
wÂeÀ theRe's ÀÃ Load oÀ tÂe bLocK and
Let tHe bÌocK ÍL̳
YÃU
c
Get Îe ÏGÂt scÐew wiÎ ÑSÑ
5305-ÒÓ2Ô9Ó323Õ³ Ño HÃÌe »r tÂe
scRew? CaLL yoUÐ ÁeÖh³ ×e caÀ
dl
and
ØÊp a 3/8Ó24ÙÑÚÛ2A ÂÃLe³
ÜÀce yÃU've GÃt tÂe scRew and the
ÂoLe¶ Use tÂe scRew tà bLocK tÂe hiÀge
LeveR so it cÊÀ't ÃpeÀ uÝess yoU waÀt
it open³
JaN ²6
³7
SC±Ew
bLOCk²
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